UNDRR News

Ghana is investing in better disaster data by migrating to the DELTA Resilience Information System, enabling a more comprehensive and coordinated approach to disaster risk reduction by using richer and more accessible data.

Global modelling estimates US$228 billion in average annual residential building losses from cyclones, floods, tsunami and earthquakes, while new survey findings reveal critical gaps in household disaster preparedness.

Homes account for more than half of the disaster losses expected each year across the world’s building stock, according to global risk modelling provided by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).

When disasters are imminent, timely warnings can be the difference between life and death. However, warnings are only effective when they are received, understood, and acted on.

The Government of Lao PDR, supported by the United Nations, NGOs and CSOs, launch an inclusive risk communication initiative and a video competition on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to improve early warnings.

On International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, SRSG Kamal Kishore reflects on how everyday decisions about our homes shape disaster risk, how public policy can expand people’s capacity to act, and why recovery works best when households shape it.

When policy, finance and implementation work together to protect where people live, resilience takes root – strengthening communities today and expanding opportunity for generations to come.

Governments, tech companies and researchers met in Tokyo to advance practical, responsible use of AI and emerging technologies for DRR and help shape a joint UNDRR–ODET initiative on knowledge, peer exchange, matchmaking and pilots.

UNDRR launched a series of online training sessions for Algerian cities participating in the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.

As climate and disaster risks multiply, building safer dwellings is the shared responsibility of governments, developers, engineers and communities. Together, let us commit to making every home a resilient one, now, and in the future.